transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈmer-ət, dē-, -ˈme-rət ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French demerite, from Medieval Latin demeritum, from neuter of demeritus, past participle of demerēre to be undeserving of, from Latin, to earn, from de- + merēre to merit
Date: 15th century
1. obsolete : offense
2.
a. : a quality that deserves blame or lacks merit : fault , defect
b. : lack of merit
3. : a mark usually entailing a loss of privilege given to an offender